Russian immigration to QLD

[shermac]

Hello ( I must get your first name)

I have asked my mum amd my auntie in Mackay and they said it has always ended with kin and granddad always said that it ended with kin.  They knew people whose surname ended with ski or skiy(but no relation to us). I have messaged two of the solodyankin's that are listed hoping that they may be of some help in our endevours.  So wish me luck.
Regards
Sherryl

[cholem77]

Sorry, it's Chloe.  Julia is my grandmother.  My family live in Mackay but i'm on the other side of the country.

[regross]

Hello

Have you checked out record search at the National Archives site
http://www.naa.gov.au/index.aspx

at least 6 entires including Samuel b 1885 his naturalization which you have plus some war service records for someone with the same surname,

If you live in QLD then the state library may be able to help (they are not in the online index)
http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/index/immigration.asp

If you cannot find the required name here there are a number of other records to check in the Public Search Room including: Card Index to Immigrants; Indexes to Nominated Immigrants and their Nominators 1908-1922; Card Index to Land Orders; and the Card Index to Ships.

See also Brief Guide to Immigration Records, and Pathways Guide to Immigration.

good luck

Robyn

[kaldrew]

Wow, small world. Hi to all. I too am related to the Sologinkin clan. Mum was a Sologinkin, Julia, who passed away when I was 7. She was one of 17 children borne to Simon and Aprisina  (spelling may be incorrect). Chloe is my daughter, hi Chloe. I have very limited knowlege on my ancestry so I'm intrigued to read these blogs and hope to gain some info re my heritage.

[arvor]

My name is Alex , Youngest Son of Sarah [Thora]. In regards to the  history of Simon Sologinkin . I spent many hours talking to him in his latter years. He often told me of his conscript army days . He was in the tsars army ,he was assigned to keep law and order in China[Manchurian]. In those days russia ruled a lot of china. He was classed as a white russian. I understand that they left russia because [ being a white russian] when    the communism  purges started [tsar murdered] he feared for his and the families welfare.
I would like to know the full story of their journey from west russia to Valdivostok. My mother was born enroute in Harbin ,china where today they hold the icesculpture festival.
Simon was a great hunter and often told me of the bears he used to hunt. I would think that they lived off the land on their journey.
I hope this is helpful to the interesed family. It would make a terrific movie.